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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EDT THU OCT 19 1995

TO        FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
          WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
 
FROM      DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH
 
SUBJECT   SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER 95-71
          PENDLETON WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S SHORT-FUSE COUNTY
          WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 22 1995.

     EFFECTIVE FRIDAY...DECEMBER 22 1995...AT 800 A.M. PACIFIC
STANDARD TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR TWO COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON TO THE 
PENDLETON /PDT/...OREGON...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ FROM THE 
WSO IN YAKIMA /YKM/...WASHINGTON.  FOR THESE COUNTIES...WSO PDT
WILL ISSUE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/ AND RELATED
PRODUCTS THAT GIVE FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON THE WARNINGS /TABLE 3/. 
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER
C-47...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...THIS IS THE 71ST UPDATE FOR 1995.  

     BECAUSE OF THIS COUNTY WARNING TRANSFER...SUBSCRIBERS TO THE 
NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ AND THE FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/
MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE THE SHORT-FUSE WARNINGS AND
RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THESE TWO COUNTIES USING THE PDT IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE YKM IDENTIFIER.  THE UNIVERSAL
GENERIC CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS
SHOWN IN TABLE 1/. 
      
TABLE 1. TRANSFERS TO PDT. /Z/ ZONE CODE   /C/ COUNTY CODE 

COUNTY    UGC Z   UGC C   FROM     COUNTY    UGC Z   UGC C   FROM
YAKIMA    WAZ013- WAC077- YKM      KLICKITAT WAZ013- WAC039- YKM
          WAZ008-                            WAZ008-
          WAZ012-                            WAZ012-
                                                     
TABLE 2.  THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE 
TWO COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO PDT. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE. 

WARNING PRODUCT FOR:      NWWS ID            WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES                 PDXTORPDT          WFUS1 KPDT
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS      PDXSVRPDT          WUUS1 KPDT
FLASH FLOODS              PDXFFWPDT          WRUS1 KPDT

TABLE 3.  THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE TWO
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO PDT.  UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE. 

 RELATED PRODUCTS             NWWS ID        WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/

 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT    PDXSPSPDT      WWUS35 KPDT
 SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT     PDXSVSPDT      WWUS34 KPDT
 CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE      PDXCEMPDT      MMUS40 KPDT
 PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT       PDXPNSPDT      ABUS34 KPDT
 SHORT-TERM FORECAST          PDXNOWPDT      FXUS21 KPDT
 FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT        PDXFFSPDT      RWUS32 KPDT
 LOCAL STORM REPORT           PDXLSRPDT      WWUS30 KPDT
 WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS +    PDXWSWPDT      WWUS46 KPDT
 NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS + PDXNPWPDT      WWUS45 KPDT

+ USED ONLY FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP TO THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE /WSFO/ IN SEATTLE /SEA/...WASHINGTON.
 
     WSFO SEA ISSUED THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS
AFFECTING THE TWO COUNTIES.  

 RELATED PRODUCTS             NWWS ID        WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/

 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT    SEASPSSEA      WWUS35 KSEA
 SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT     SEASVRSEA      WWUS34 KSEA
 CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE      SEACEMSEA      MMUS40 KSEA
 PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT       SEAPNSSEA      ABUS34 KSEA
 WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS      SEAWSWSEA      WWUS46 KSEA
 NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS   SEANPWSEA      WWUS45 KSEA
 FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT        SEAFFSSEA      RWUS32 KSEA

IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING
/MIC/ METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE

VALERIE THOMPSON...MIC             CLAUDE B. GRAVES...MIC 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
2001 NW 56TH DRIVE                 2406 WEST WASHINGTON AVENUE
PENDLETON OR 97801                 YAKIMA WA 98903
/503/ 276-4493                     /509/ 575-5826

STEVE TODD...AREA MANAGER      CHRIS HILL...AREA MANAGER         
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIN C15700 
5241 NE 122ND AVE              7600 SAND POINT WAY N E
PORTLAND OR 97230-1089         SEATTLE WA 98115
/503/ 326-2340                 /206/ 525-6095                 

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